okay, so like, imagine you just spent the last 3 hours debugging a missing semicolon... and finally, you fix it, and youre all excited to share your progress on social media... but then you realize, uh, what do i even post? and how do i make it sound interesting? ...and yeah, thats basically the problem we're trying to solve here...
the actual problem
so, devs are already busy building stuff, and then they have to worry about social media too? like, how are we supposed to keep up with that? especially when our tweets just get lost in the void... i mean, have you seen those tweets that are just 'i shipped this feature'? yeah, those are super engaging... said no one ever.
anyway, the thing is, social media is actually super important for devs... because, well, visibility matters... and if youre not visible, youre basically invisible... which sucks, because we all know how hard it is to build something from scratch... and then, you know, nobody cares...
what people try (and why it fails)
so, people try to be consistent, but thats hard... because, honestly, who has the time to post every single day? ...and even if you do, what do you post? ...'hey, im still working on this thing'? ...not super exciting...
and then, of course, theres the whole 'build in public' movement... which is great, in theory... but, in practice, its hard to actually do... because, well, you have to be willing to share your mistakes... and, honestly, thats not always easy...
what actually works
so, heres the thing... automation is key... because, well, it saves time... and, honestly, who doesnt love saving time? ...especially when youre already busy building stuff...
like, imagine if you could just focus on building... and the social media stuff just took care of itself... sounds nice, right? ...thats what push to draft does... it turns your github commits into social media posts... which is, honestly, genius...
uncomfortable truth
but, honestly, even with automation... social media is still hard... because, well, you have to be willing to be vulnerable... and, honestly, thats not always easy...
like, imagine if you had to share your failures... and your mistakes... and your doubts... ...thats hard, right? ...but, honestly, thats what builds trust... and, well, trust is what builds a community...
so, yeah... social media automation is great... but its not a magic bullet... you still have to be willing to put in the work... and, honestly, thats the hardest part...
anyway, thats my two cents on developer social media automation... idk if it makes sense... but, honestly, i hope it does...
btw, if you're tired of manual social media work, push to draft literally automates this whole thing: https://commit.jolexhive.com/
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